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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
EMBRACED HIS OPPORTUNITY.
A Young Man Who Knows When 1t Il
Time to Leave.

VNCENNEs, Ind, Dec 2l-The coroner
rendered verdict Tuesday in the case of the
tragic death of Miss Stanfield, in Martin
county, to the effect that she committed sui
eide by shooting. The preliminary trial of
Charles Archer, charged with her death, was
held, and Tuesday he was liberated. He
testified that he was with her the night
before her death, and that she took away
his revolver and hid it. He asked her why
she did So and she said she was
going to commit suicide The next morning
Saturday he saw her walking along the
road, going up a hill toward church He
fastened toward her and she saw him.
Turning on him she pulled out the revolver,
and told him if he came any farther she
would shoot herself; that he had ruined her
and wouldn't marry her, and that she was
going to die She placed the revolver at her
breast and fired, the ball entering her heart.
Archer then gave the alarm.
The testimony of the physicians who held
the post-mortem was to the effect that she
could not have inflicted the wound on herself;
that she must have been sitting down when
shot General dissatisfaction was felt at the
coroner's verdict, and another warrant was
issued for Archer's arrest, but it is rumored
that he has fled the country.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

EANsE, Mich, Dec. 2t.-Word comes to
this place that ten days ago several Italians
at Riel's headquarters, on the line of the new
railroad, became so diseased with black leg
that they left the camp trying to reach the
completed road and get out Of the country.
At the first camp they made two of them
died in the night, and were placed outside Of
the house by their companions, to be buried
in the morning. When morning came the
bodies were missing, and signs showed that
they had been eaten by the wolves during
and bits of bones
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
OUR "EXILED" BRETHREN.
THEY GET AWAY TO CANADA WITH
$4,000, 900 IN CASH,

And Do 1t Quick, Too. Fifty-Three of Them
Why the Angio-American Treaty
Should Be Ratified-Brumm After the
Belgians - Nominations and Confirma-
tions-Capital City Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 2j.-Among the
memorials presented to the senate Tuesday
was that OF H. D. Lyman, vice president of
the American Surety company, Of New
York, praying for the ratification OF
the convention, proposing an extradition
treaty between this country and Great
Britain, signed in London June 25, 1885, ex-
tending the extradition law 70 cases Of en-
bezzlement, etc. The remarkable part of the
memorial, which was presented by Senator
Hiscock, was in the exhibit which accom-
panied the memorial The exhibit was, the
memorial said, partial list of embellishments
of persons who had fled to Canada. The
offenses, it says were all committed since
the proposed convention was signed, and
most of them within the past year. The ex-
hibit gives list Of fifty-three embezzle-
ments and the amounts in each case The
largest embezlement noted is that of Bar
tholomsw, the insurance man, of Hartford,
for 81, 0OO, 0Ou, and the aggregate embezzle-
ments foot up the sum Of s. $40, SO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
NASH ON POSTAL FACILITIES.
He Wants Good Deal of the Rail ways
Low Postal Rates

Low Postal Rates
BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 2l.-Thomas E.
Nash, general superintendent of the railway
mail service, made short visit to Buffalo,
arriving Monday and going east Tuesday
afternoon In conversation he said: what
we want is law giving US the power to
make up our own train schedules. We can
oblige the roads to carry the mails, but we
can't make them run the trains on such time
as we might desire, or to run solid fast mail
trains, as the service now demands We
want to be able to say to the roads that they
must run trains from point to point, max
ing such stops as we wish on time that is
equal to their fastest passenger service
When this power is given us we shall be
much better equipped than We can hope to be
now. TIE mails should be kept moving all
the while and not be made to wait for what
ever railroad connections suit the roads
themselves"
Mr.. Nash does not favor any move tow
ard lowering postage rates at present
Let rates alone and the department will be
selfsupporting in year or two and will be
In position to add to its facilities much faster
than If it is earning less tmoney. Suppose
your wife is in Florida" said he; "what you
are anxious about is not whether you pay
cent or 2 cents to send letter to her, but
whether it is going to reach her on certain
time or take day longer
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

LINCOLN, Neh, Dec. ai.-The following
communication has been forwarded to the
Nebraska senators, Manderson and Paddock,
at Washington. by Governor John NJ.
Thayer: AS citizen of the United States,
and as Republican, | respectfully, but
most earnestly, protest against the confirma-
tion of l. z. C. Lamar as a justice of the su
preme court of the United States. He was a
bold and defiant advocate of the dissolution
of the Union in 1860 and 1861 He was in
heart and principle just as much traitor as
JEFF Davis. He has never recanted his
reasonable sentiments, A man with such
record should never be placed upon the bench
of the supreme court of the United States
by the votes of the Republican senator's. He
is not fit person to interpret the constitu-
ton of the United States"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

KANSAS CITY, No.. Dec TUESDAY
morning the police of Wyandotte found
girl, aged about Is, whose wits were SO weak
that she could not tell her own name, lying
half-starved and almost frozen in a barn
where she bad passed the night. She man
aged after time to convey to the police the
fact that she had been carried to the place by
a party of young brutes, whose name she did
not know, and subjected to frightful treat
ment by them. The police are powerless,
owing to the girls inability to give any def
mite pointers She may die from her injur-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

PARIS, Dec. 2l-The duke of Norfolk, who
went to Rome to convey to the pope the con-
CALCULATIONS of the queen on his jubilee, has
left that city, curtailing his visit, SO The
Gaulois asserts, because Of the absolute re-
fusal Of the pope to further interfere in the
relations between the Irish clergy and peo-
pie Monsignor Pampolla, the papal secre-
tary, the paper says, informed the duke that
the pope had already used his influence with
the clergy, but could not ask the priests to
cease to be patriots without running the risk
Of causing the rebellion of section of the
clergy, and the loss Of the hold of the church
upon the people.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
ROCK BLAND.

Some influential London physicians
have started a movement to write press
criptions in English instead of Latin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
THE MARKETS.


CHICAGO, Dec. 20
On the board of trade to-day the quotations
were as follows: Wh-at-No . January, opened
a47sc. closed 767sc; February. opened m sc
closed TIC; May, opened SIC. closed siasc. Corn
No . Jan uary. opened 47iec, closed 4s2Ssc;
February. opened 4sc, closed 4st4c; May, opened
53Iac, c,os-i 5Ss;7sc, Oafs-No. January
opened and closed 3Olac, May, opened S3lsc,
closed 33S, rork-January, Opened Sl4.75.
closed sl471la; February, opened SASS, closed
$500; May. opened Sl54o, closed S15,4Tl4. Lard
January. opened s;.779La, closed s7-sl.
Live stock From the Union Stock yards the
fonowin, prices were received: Hogs-Market
opened dull prices l5da0c lower; light grades
s4s0G5l5; rough packing, s. 0)Q5 Is; heavy
packing and shipping lots, S5.sOd5.O Cattle
Market dull and lower; good to choice. 81 4oGt
500; inferior TO fair. S1-@dS-61; cows S135D
Q 50: stockers. Sslo@a4o Sheep-Extra heavy,
s45O@475; good, So 759 AS; common, sSo09
8 .: lambs s. 5OG5J0
Produce: Butter--Fancy creamery, 50G31e
per h. fancy dairy, 2ld@4c; roll 169 Use; pack.
ing stock, l5c. Eggs-Fresh, a0c per doz;
icehouse, 179lsc; picked l24l6c. Dress ed
poultry-Chickens 6lsG7I9c per Ito; turkeys, SO
&c. ducks, 6@9c; piucked geese, live, S4-0J per
doz Potatoes-7o@75c per bu; sweet potatoes.
SS.5O94.00 per bbl Apple s-Fair TO choice,
S1.75Q3.00 per Dbl CrsnberTies- ii and cherry,
$3.50 per bill; bell and buge, $500
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

LONDON, Dec 81 The Most Rev. Edward
F. ODwyer, Roman Catholic bishop of Lin
erick, writes to the papers accusing the Ma
tion alist newspapers of trying to coerce
Monsignor Persico and the pope and con-
demning their methods He declares that
the present guidance of the Irish agitation is
politically stupid and morally wrong The
bishop denies that he supported the govern
ment in an intrigue with Monsignor Persico.
He admits that he approved the land agita-
ton, but declares that he condemned boy
cotting and the plan of campaign.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
NEW DANGER ON 81" ROADS.


th1ng hnht wa Ihoukhs lmpossintF.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-An uptown train
on the Sixth Avenue Elevated railroad,
crowded with passengers, was thrown from
the track near the Franklin Street station in
West Broadway Tuesday afternoon The
cars bumped along over the ties, and would
have fallen into the street but for the fact
that at the point where the accident oc-
CURED a third track is being put in over the
middle of the street. and timbers to sustain
the additional track had been thrown across
between the tracks on the sides of the street.
The dersied train was therefore sustained by
these timbers. The passengers were terribly
frightened and panie-stricken, but no one
was hurt
This is the first time in the history of the
Elevated roads that cars have entirely left
the track, so as to be in danger of falling to
the street. The officials have always claimed
that such thing was impossible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

The New York Star, defining Ihe posi-
ton of President Cleveland and James G.
Blaine on the tariff question, says:
While our republican leaders who do
not lead mount the fence of safety. daw
die and evade. Mr.. Blaine, unlike Mr.
Sherman and Mr.. Evarts, blows his sugle
horn with emphasis which tells the re-
publican clans where they are to muster
and what is 10 be the watchword OF
their banners. Cleveland and Blaine
have thus placed themselves, or been
placed by the irresistible logic of events
as they should be placed. The attitude
of each is creditable to himself and the
country. Each is preceded by well,
defined cause, and each is fol-
lowed by great party. Cleveland re>
presents democracy, economy, and a
minimum o. taxation; Blaine represents
Iepublicanism. extravaganza, and a min
imum Of taxation. Cleveland is the JEFF
ferson and Blaine is the John Adams of
day, but John Adams infected with the
financial immoralities implied in the
order Burn thisT Blaine is federalist,
but federalist without the stern inte2-
rity of the early federalists of the John
Marshall type. 1t is plain now to see
that the republicans in "the house and
senate can but follow their leader, Blaine,
and plant themselves in battle array a.
gainst what Cleveland has proposed in
his annual message. Congressman can
now stand either with Cleveland or
with Blaine. There is no other side
Cleveland insists that all the present in
ternal revenue taxes shall continue. in,
GLIDING the tax on tobacco, because whis-
ky, tobacco and beer are today most suit
able subjects of taxation. Blaine con-
cedes only whisky, and comedies it not
for fiscal, but for moral reasons, and then
proclaims that tobacco must go free, while
the clothing of our people shall endure
the merciless taxation of the present
tariff. Tobacco or clothing is thus the
issue between Cleveland and Blaine-de-
mocracy and repubicanism.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
ST. JOHN LAYS ABOUT Him.
He Takes a Few Whaeks at the Tariff and
the Old Parties

New YORK, Dec ELK Governor St
John, speaking in a meeting of Prohibition
istI here Tuesday night promised his address
by the statement that, though he never
claimed to be a statesman, he did not regard
himself as "a natural-born fool He sought to
arraign the two great parties as dishonest or
incompetent He gave temperance Stats
tics and then turned to the subject
of tariff. He said there was a
duty on foreign goods, but the scum of for
eign labor entered free. The blacksmiths
sledge-hammer paid duty, but the arm that
welded it came in without tariff He de-
plored the fact that drunken buns and
tramEs may vote because men, while our
wives and mothers are denied the privilege
because women" He closed by saying the
Prohibition party had killed the Republican,
but the latter had died without issue
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
L0T0S FACE POWDER

For SALE BY THE FOLLOWING DRUGGISTS
Marshall & Fisher,
Hartz Il BahnSnr,
and Frank Nader
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

NEw YORK, Dec. 2l.-The war between
the cigar manufacturers and the cigar
makers union over the tenement house fact
ory question will be renewed January LIST
The manufacturers are determined to save
rent, gas bills expense of heating factories,
etc, by making the employees work at home.
The union will make desperate fight against
this They will have the backing of the
federation of labor, which they say is now
more powerful organization than the Knights
of Labor, which refuses to recognize the
union. Ess
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

NEW YORK, Dec 2..-The corouers jury
has found verdict of suicide in the case Of
Nellie Southwick, young woman who was
found dead with bullet hole in her breast in
theyard Of house in Twenty first street, where
she lived with Robert Montgomers, an actor
1t was proved to the satisfaction of the jury
that Nellie had shot herself because Mont
gomery scolded her on account of her pawn.
ing a diamond ring he had given her. She
bad pawned the ring in order to get him o
Christmas present.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 2I.-The senate
has removed the injunction of secrecy from
the following nominations, which were con-
frmed in secret session on the 18th inst:
Charles S. Fairchild, of New York to be
secretary OF the treasury; George l. Rives.
of New York, to be assistant secretary OF
state; Isaac Fl. Maynard, of New York, to
be assistant secretary of the treasury; James
W. Hyatt. Of Connecticut, to be United
States treasurer; Bayliss W. Hanna, of In
diana, to be minister to the Argentine Re
nubIIp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

BALTIMORE. Dec. 2L-When the Hon. Jo-
seph Chamberlain visited Baltimore on last
Friday he was shown through the Johns
Hopkins university, and introduced to the
students. Among the latter was one from
Wisconsin, with whom Mr.. Chamberlain en-
tered into conversation. Mr.. Chamberlain
created considerable amusement by asking
the western boy: Have you any schools in
Wisconsin, and was evidently surprise d
when informed that that safe boosted of
many institutions of learning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

CHICAGO, Dec 2i-1he Wabash company
has suggested to the members Of the Central
Traffic association the ACCESSIBILITY of uni
ting upon joint, or interchangeable, ticket
for all companies composing the association,
and this by urgent request of vast numbers
of commercial Travellers As the custom is
now, each company issues a l 600 mile ticket
for S25; 2,000-mile ticket for Si9,
and by the Wabash plan a 5,0o0-mile ticket
could be sold for 500, aud used on any one
road selling it, or on each one of the roads in
the Central Traffic association, as the pur-
chaser may have occasion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
THEN AND THERE.
Betr0thed Over n Glass of Beer and
Welded In a Restaurant.

From the Chicago Herald.
Perhaps the most UNIQUE wedding that
ever occurred in Chicago was solemnized
AT IN. Union saloon I'd ras,aur.n. =,
1918 Randolph street YESTERDAY after.
noon Mrs A l. Kearson a widow 90
wears of age recently came to Chicago
from Sweden and secured a situation ss
waitress in North Hslsted street res,
tsurant. F.A. Byerle saloonkaane,
on that ,treet was in the babit of ,ak,no
his meals At the restaurant and an .os
ouaintance soon snrsna mn ha,uoe Oh hiu
and the COMEDY waitress Tho satoon.
keeper who is about 5O vears If GOO 10
a man Of considerable nroner,v and h;s
advances to the widow were receiveJ WITH
favor, He was an ardent lover and ,ha
flame that burned in bia bear, me, u;,h
a responsive snark in the wsi,reoa,
breast The dav for tho wadd;nn u.s.,
act lint nostnoned On aoonrn, IS
some pettv lovers, ouarre, Vas,arda ~
afternoon pvorl. No, r. e.. s
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 2i.-Professor s. H.
King, the world-famous aeronaut, made an
ascension in his balloon "Eyrie' from Au-
gusta Tuesday. Large crowds witnessed the
novel sight. The balloon took a northeasterly
course, landing after pleasant and une-
ventful voyage nine miles east of Aiken, s.
C., a distance of twenty miles from
Augusta. Mrs Sleeper, of Washington
City, accompanied the professor on his voy-
age The two returned to Augusta at night
having caught an incoming train at Aiken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

NEW YORK, Dec. ".
wheat-Quiet; No. red state, g4G95c: No,
do. 914c; No. red winter January, 90c; do
February, ei}4c bid. Corn-Duil; No. mixed
cash, 6s1ac; do January, 6l4,; do February,
611ac. oats-Steady; No. white state, Ale; No
2 do, DOC: No. mixed January, Sss4c. Rye
Dull and unchanged. Barley-NominaL Pork
Dull; one year old mess SIS 5Gl5- 30; two year
old mess, Slt50G1475 Lard-January, sS.05;
February sos
Live Stock: Caffeine market. Sheep and
lambs Rather slow trade..at unchanged figures;
poor to extra sheep, SS.75@60O; carload pre-
MUM do So 30; common to prime lambs S5.00G
675 Hogs Firmer; live hogs S5,6095g.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

BALTIMORE, Dec. 81. The steamer Hamil-
ton, Of the state oyster navy, came to Balti-
more Tuesday afternoon for supply of
rifles and ammunition Capt. Turner says
that he was attacked Monday at Swan Point
by dredgers The Hamilton went to Swan
Point to drive the dredgers away from for
hidden grounds, when the latter opened fire
on her from about twenty schooners. The
smoke-stack was perforated with bullets and
the pilot house door riddled. The Hamilton had
but a small supply of ammunition and arms,
and was obliged to retreat, leaving the
dredgers in possession Of the disputed oyster
hadc
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

AUGUSTA, Me. Dec. 2,.-The funeral of
Governor Bodwell took place Tuesday. The
day was observed here by a complete cessa-
ton Of business. Flags were at half mast
on the public buildings and half-hour guns
were fired from the arsenal The services
were held in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives in the capitol and attended by
great concourse of people, including most
of the prominent mon of the state and many
organizations. The city was full of visitors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
TWO THOUSAND BELGIAN MINERS.
That Brumm Wants Denied Permission to
Iand-Coperesstona Summary.

Land-ConRressionAi summary.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. elm the sem
ate Tuesday petitions were received in favor
of Blair's educational bill and against adj
uniting Utah as a state. The undervalua-
tion bill printed in these dispatches yester
day was reported; also bills to quiet titles to
Des Moines river lands and pension Mrs.
Gen. Logan against the immediate consider
ton OF which latter Berry objected. The post
al telegraph bills Edmunds' and Cullom's)
were referred to the postoffice committee.
Call wanted the Mormon memorial in
favor of statehood for Utah printed, and
Edmunds Directing, Call read the memorial,
thus gaining his point. The Blair education
al bill was then taken up, after which an ex-
ecutive session was held, and upon the doors
reopening the senate adjourned.
Brumm, in the house. offered a resolution
urging the treasury department to use dill
igent efforts to prevent the landing in this
country of 2, 600 Belgian coal miners, alleged
to be on their way under contract to take
the places of the strikers in the Lehigh val
ley; referred to labor committee. The house,
then, after transacting some uninteresting
business, adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

Malone, and in
the house, 81 for
Barbour TO So for
M a b o n g. Gen.
John 5. Barbour
was born in Cul-
pepper county, Vir-
ginia, D e c. 20,
1890: was 9 d u
Gated at the uni
versity of Virginia,
and graduated in
-law at that institu-
ton, 5 e r we'd as a
member of I b g
Virginia house of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 2l-Ssnator
Plumb Tuesday reintroduced his bill giving
to all officers of the volunteer army who
served their full terms Of enlistment, extra
pay amounting to the pay of one month for
each year they served, provided they have
not already received the benefits of the act
of March 3, 1865, and July Is, 1864
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21
All SIN NEED NOT APPLY.
The X. of l. Refuses Him a Charter for 8
Rather Remarkable Reason.

The X. of l. Refuses Him a Charter for 8
Rather Remarkable Reason.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2l.-An application
for charter as Knights of Labor assembly
from the Chinese laundrymen of New York,
has been received and denied by the general
assembly of the order. General Secretary
Litchman decided not to grant the charter
without positive instructions from the gen
eral executive board, and the latter held
the matter in allegiance until the general as
sembly acted upon the case. The result was
was the general assembly Endorsed
Secretary Litchman's course, and the
charter was refused This was the first i'll
stance in the history of the Knights of La
Dor in which Chinese have applied for MEM
bership in the order. The application was
refused on the ground that the Chinese are
the very men charged with causing reduc
ton OF wages in various industries through
u. the country
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

WASHINGTON CITY. Dec. 2l.-Hopkins
of Illinois will introduce general bank
ruptcy bill in the house just after the holi-
days. 1t is the bill approved by the Ameri-
can Bar association 1t provides that any
man in debt $500 Or more may take advan-
tage of the law. 1t gives such cases precs-
dence in the courts over all except criminal
cases, and provides against unnecessary de-
lsys
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 2i.-The presi-
dent has sent the following nominations to
the senate: Frank g. Hoyne, of Illinois, to
be appraiser of merchandise in the district of
Chicago; Edward F. Bingham, of Ohio, chief
justice of the supreme court of the District
of Columbia; Martin V. Montgomery, of
Michigan, associate justice Of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia; W illiam
j. Allen, of Illinois, United States district
judge for the southern district of
Illinois To be attorney of the
United States, Emery B. Sellers, distric,
of Indiana; George f. Pritchett, district of
Nebraska; Whittier NJ, Grant, of Iowa, dis
trict of Alaska
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

WASHINGTON CRY, Dec 21.-The house
committee on rules bad a meeting Tuesday
afternoon and adopted Ryan's proposition to
limit the number Of private bills to be print
ed to 100 and those of spublic character to
$40. 1t was also decided to change the
name of the committee on shipping to com
merce and fisheries"